Manchester vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3963
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	91	79
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	709K

The cost of living in Manchester is 17% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1330th and 530th ($2265 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Norway, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 107th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Oslo

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	Manchester	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$16133

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242